When I met a girlfriend’s brother for the first time, he prompted me to ask him what he did for a living. I obliged, and he responded, “I make trash.” In reality, he manufactured cardboard packaging — ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. The cardboard box index gauges consumer ...

Are cardboard boxes an indicator of recession? Image by Tim Sandle Are cardboard boxes an indicator of recession? Image by Tim Sandle Many economists and politicians levy theories about potential ...

Is that a recession indicator? Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Emma Ockerman outlines four offbeat recession indicators, including cardboard box manufacturing, skirt length, the lipstick indicator, and ...

Online dating traffic, cardboard box production and movie success offer insights into consumer behavior and economic health. The combined occurrence of informal indicators can highlight broader ...

From Labubus and men’s underwear to lipstick and skirt hems, signs pointing to or away from a recession are everywhere. Whether they’re accurate indicators of the economy's health is another matter.